Issue 18, 2008
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Chemical Communications

Emission-tunable microwave synthesis of highly luminescent water soluble CdSe/ZnS quantum dots†

Marc D. Roy,a   Andrew A. Herzing,b   Silvia H. De Paoli Lacerdaa  and  Matthew L. Becker*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, USA

b Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, USA
E-mail: mlbecker@nist.gov
Fax: +1 301 975-4977
Tel: +1 301 975-6842

Abstract

Water soluble CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles with emission maxima from 511 nm to 596 nm and quantum efficiencies ranging from 11% to 28% are synthesized in a facile two-step method in ambient atmospheric conditions using a commercially available microwave reactor.

Graphical abstract: Emission-tunable microwave synthesis of highly luminescent water soluble CdSe/ZnS quantum dots

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B800060C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Jan 2008
Accepted
12 Mar 2008
First published
28 Mar 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 2106-2108

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Emission-tunable microwave synthesis of highly luminescent water soluble CdSe/ZnS quantum dots

M. D. Roy, A. A. Herzing, S. H. De Paoli Lacerda and M. L. Becker, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2106 DOI: 10.1039/B800060C

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